Goat Simulator 3 vs Watermelon Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goat Simulator 3
Explore a vast open world as a goat, causing hilarious chaos and destruction. Engage in quests, challenges, and secrets, or team up with friends in multiplayer mayhem. Customize your goat with various gear and experience wild ragdoll physics.
- Open world exploration
- Goat customization
- Multiplayer mode
- Mini-games
- Ragdoll physics
- Quests and challenges
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Pilgor is finally baack on the small screen. Now you can be even more unsocial during family dinners. Yay! Goat Simulator 3 Mobile gives you the same open world to explore and destroy as the PC and console versions of the game. Headbutt civilians, drive without a license, or join a yoga class! It’s just like in real life. You can invite a friend in multiplayer mode, cause mayhem together, or become enemies while playing any of the seven mini-games. If you don’t have a friend, you could get the game on two devices and just pretend. We won’t tell a soul. The giant sandbox island of San Angora is in the palm of your hoof! KEY FEATURES: – Goats! Tall goats, fishy goats, goats with hats, there's a goat for your every need – An open world to explore, with an ‘ok amount’ of quests, challenges, and secrets to uncover – Bring chaos together with a friend in multiplayer mode – Break off that friendship for good with seven different mini-games – Dress up your goat in a wide range of different gears to unleash its true powers – Ragdoll physics that slap Newton in the face Minimum device requirements: iOS 16 or newer and 4GB of RAM
Watermelon Playground
Explore a sandbox simulator where you can experiment with various creative ways to interact with ragdoll characters. This game offers a wide array of tools and methods for playful destruction and experimentation.
- Ragdoll physics sandbox
- Multiple ways to interact with ragdolls
- Creative destruction tools
- Variety of methods for ragdoll abuse
- Spacious play area
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You can have lots of fun in here. There are many ways to murder a ragdoll in this game, shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush them. This game is for people who enjoy abusing ragdolls but want to experience more variety, satisfaction, and freedom in doing so. It's spacious enough to have fun in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Watermelon Playground at Free against Goat Simulator 3's $12.99. Watermelon Playground also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Goat Simulator 3's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 36%) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Watermelon Playground is free to download; Goat Simulator 3 costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Watermelon Playground holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Goat Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 36% of Watermelon Playground's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Goat Simulator 3 ships an update every 4 weeks, Watermelon Playground every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goat Simulator 3 | Watermelon Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.3K ratings) | 4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Coffee Stain Publishing | Vadim Fonderkin |
Customer experience
Goat Simulator 3
Watermelon Playground
User reviews
Goat Simulator 3
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing game
- 👍 Entertaining and fun
- 🤩 Impressive graphics
- 🎉 Best Goat Simulator game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🔋 Poor performance on some devices
- 🎮 Lacking controller support
- 🚫 Incompatible with older devices
Watermelon Playground
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤗 Fun missions and gameplay
- 👍 Unique watermelon theme
- 💡 Inspired by popular sandbox games
Room to improve
- 🤦♂️ Perceived as a ripoff of other games
- 🙄 Complaints about lack of originality
- 😕 Concerns about bugs and glitches
Bugs and requests
Goat Simulator 3
Reported bugs
4 issues- Baa emote not working
- Crashing issues on iPads
- Black screen on startup
- Driving controls disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Add more skins and customization options
- Implement graphics settings for performance
- Improve controller support and remapping
- Release Multiverse of Nonsense DLC on mobile
Watermelon Playground
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unlocking issues
- Physics problems
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to remove ads
- Character customization options
In-app purchases
Goat Simulator 3
No in-app purchases
Watermelon Playground
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Goat Simulator 3 free?
Is Watermelon Playground free?
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator 3 or Watermelon Playground?
Do Goat Simulator 3 or Watermelon Playground have ads?
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